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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders
Regarding the Smith-Lever 3(d)
Children, Youth, and Families at Risk
Sustainable Community Projects
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for stakeholder input.
AGENCY:
Section 7403 of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(Pub. L. 110–246) (FCEA) amended
section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act (7
U.S.C. 343(d)) to provide the
opportunity for 1862 and 1890 LandGrant Institutions, including Tuskegee
University and West Virginia State
University to compete for section 3(d)
funds. Section 7417 of FCEA also
provided the University of the District
of Columbia the opportunity to compete
for section 3(d) funds. The Children,
Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR)
Sustainable Community Projects is
among the Extension programs funded
under this authority. The National
Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
plans to consider stakeholder input
received from written comments in
developing future competitive RFAs for
this program.
DATES: Webinars will be held on
Thursday, February 22, 2012 from 2
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time and
Friday, March 9, 2012 from 2 p.m. to
3:30 p.m. Eastern time. All comments
not otherwise presented or submitted
for the record at the meeting must be
submitted by close of business Friday,
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March 30, 2012 to assure consideration
in the next RFA.
Instructions: To register for the
February 22, 2012 webinar, please use
the link provided:
cyfarstakeholderinput2.eventbrite.com.
To register for the March 9, 2012
webinar, please use the link provided:
cyfarstakeholderinput3.eventbrite.com.
You may submit comments, identified
by NIFA–2012–0005 by any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: cyfar@nifa.usda.gov. Include
NIFA–2012–0005 in the subject line of
the message.
Fax: 202–720–9366.
Mail: Paper, disk or CD–ROM
submissions should be submitted to
Division of Youth and 4–H, National
Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S.
Department of Agriculture; STOP 2225,
1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–2225.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Division of
Youth and 4–H, National Institute of
Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department
of Agriculture; Room 4316, Waterfront
Centre, 800 9th Street SW., Washington,
DC 20024.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and the
identifier NIFA–2012–0005. All
comments received will be posted to
https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bonita Williams (202)720–3566, (FAX)
202.720.9366, bwilliams@nifa.usda.gov
or Lindsey Jewell (202) 720–6962, (FAX)
202.720.9366, ljewell@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Reservations for oral comments will be
confirmed on a first-come, first-serve
basis during the listening session. All
comments and the official transcript of
the meeting, when they become
available, may be reviewed on the NIFA
Web page for six months.
families. NIFA is seeking stakeholder
input regarding CYFAR’s structure of
the professional development and
technical support program for fiscal year
2013. The focus of the webinar will be
to address the following questions:
1. What should change about CYFAR, if
anything?
2. What specific audiences should CYFAR
target within at-risk populations?
3. Are there audiences for which CYFAR
could have greater impact?
4. CYFERnet.org, are you using this, if so,
please explain how?
5. CYFERnetSEARCH.org, are you using
this, if so, please explain how?
6. How should the role of the CYFAR
liaison be changed, if at all?
7. Have the capacity building workshops
been effective, please explain?
8. Should we have a CYFAR liaison who
is responsible specifically for capacity
building, please explain?
9. CYFAR Conference, how effective has
the CYFAR Conference been for your
professional development in working with atrisk populations?
10. What percentage of the CYFAR funds
should go to building the capacity of the
system to serve at-risk audiences vs. building
the capacity of the grantees?
Stakeholders’ comments provided on
the questions above will provide
guidance to NIFA in restructuring the
program and assisting NIFA leadership
in more fully addressing stakeholder
needs.
Implementation Plans
NIFA plans to consider stakeholder
input received from this public meeting
as well as other written comments in
developing the FY 2013 program
guidelines. NIFA anticipates
releasing the FY 2013 Request for
Applications (RFA) by winter 2012.
Done at Washington, DC, this 10th day of
February, 2012.
Chavonda Jacobs-Young,
Acting Director, National Institute of Food
and Agriculture.
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Background and Purpose
The mission of the CYFAR Program is
to marshal resources of Land-Grant and
Cooperative Extension Systems, so that,
in collaboration with other
organizations, they can develop and
deliver educational programs that equip
youth who are at risk for not meeting
basic human needs with the skills they
need to lead positive, productive, and
contributing lives. Through an annual
congressional appropriation for the
CYFAR Program, NIFA allocates
funding to land-grant university
Extension services for community-based
programs for at-risk children and their
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders Regarding the Smith-Lever
3(d) Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Sustainable Community
Projects
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for stakeholder input.
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SUMMARY: Section 7403 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(Pub. L. 110-246) (FCEA) amended section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act (7
U.S.C. 343(d)) to provide the opportunity for 1862 and 1890 Land-Grant
Institutions, including Tuskegee University and West Virginia State
University to compete for section 3(d) funds. Section 7417 of FCEA also
provided the University of the District of Columbia the opportunity to
compete for section 3(d) funds. The Children, Youth, and Families at
Risk (CYFAR) Sustainable Community Projects is among the Extension
programs funded under this authority. The National Institute of Food
and Agriculture (NIFA) plans to consider stakeholder input received
from written comments in developing future competitive RFAs for this
program.
DATES: Webinars will be held on Thursday, February 22, 2012 from 2 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time and Friday, March 9, 2012 from 2 p.m. to 3:30
p.m. Eastern time. All comments not otherwise presented or submitted
for the record at the meeting must be submitted by close of business
Friday, March 30, 2012 to assure consideration in the next RFA.
Instructions: To register for the February 22, 2012 webinar, please
use the link provided: cyfarstakeholderinput2.eventbrite.com. To
register for the March 9, 2012 webinar, please use the link provided:
cyfarstakeholderinput3.eventbrite.com. You may submit comments,
identified by NIFA-2012-0005 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: cyfar@nifa.usda.gov. Include NIFA-2012-0005 in the subject
line of the message.
Fax: 202-720-9366.
Mail: Paper, disk or CD-ROM submissions should be submitted to
Division of Youth and 4-H, National Institute of Food and Agriculture,
U.S. Department of Agriculture; STOP 2225, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250-2225.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Division of Youth and 4-H, National
Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Room
4316, Waterfront Centre, 800 9th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024.
All submissions received must include the agency name and the
identifier NIFA-2012-0005. All comments received will be posted to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonita Williams (202)720-3566, (FAX)
202.720.9366, bwilliams@nifa.usda.gov or Lindsey Jewell (202) 720-6962,
(FAX) 202.720.9366, ljewell@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reservations for oral comments will be
confirmed on a first-come, first-serve basis during the listening
session. All comments and the official transcript of the meeting, when
they become available, may be reviewed on the NIFA Web page for six
months.
Background and Purpose
The mission of the CYFAR Program is to marshal resources of Land-
Grant and Cooperative Extension Systems, so that, in collaboration with
other organizations, they can develop and deliver educational programs
that equip youth who are at risk for not meeting basic human needs with
the skills they need to lead positive, productive, and contributing
lives. Through an annual congressional appropriation for the CYFAR
Program, NIFA allocates funding to land-grant university Extension
services for community-based programs for at-risk children and their
families. NIFA is seeking stakeholder input regarding CYFAR's structure
of the professional development and technical support program for
fiscal year 2013. The focus of the webinar will be to address the
following questions:
1. What should change about CYFAR, if anything?
2. What specific audiences should CYFAR target within at-risk
populations?
3. Are there audiences for which CYFAR could have greater
impact?
4. CYFERnet.org, are you using this, if so, please explain how?
5. CYFERnetSEARCH.org, are you using this, if so, please explain
how?
6. How should the role of the CYFAR liaison be changed, if at
all?
7. Have the capacity building workshops been effective, please
explain?
8. Should we have a CYFAR liaison who is responsible
specifically for capacity building, please explain?
9. CYFAR Conference, how effective has the CYFAR Conference been
for your professional development in working with at-risk
populations?
10. What percentage of the CYFAR funds should go to building the
capacity of the system to serve at-risk audiences vs. building the
capacity of the grantees?
Stakeholders' comments provided on the questions above will provide
guidance to NIFA in restructuring the program and assisting NIFA
leadership in more fully addressing stakeholder needs.
Implementation Plans
NIFA plans to consider stakeholder input received from this public
meeting as well as other written comments in developing the FY 2013
program guidelines. NIFA anticipates
releasing the FY 2013 Request for Applications (RFA) by winter
2012.
Done at Washington, DC, this 10th day of February, 2012.
Chavonda Jacobs-Young,
Acting Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2012-3856 Filed 2-17-12; 8:45 am]
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